"CLEAN COAL"

If coal is such a clean and efficient source of energy, why do emerging coalminers look like refugees from a minstrel show and why does Santa leave a lump of it in your stocking when you are naughty?

One American profession that has survived and endured, but is no longer performed from the back of a wagon, is that of the snake oil salesman, still alive and kicking and working the lobbies of Washington on behalf of the coal industry.